Universal Edition - Arnold Schönberg – Die Jakobsleiter | for soli, mixed choir and orchestra

Arnold Schönberg
13.09.1874—13.07.1951

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Arnold Schönberg
Die Jakobsleiter | for soli, mixed choir and orchestra

Work Details
Year of composition: 1917/1922/1944
Subtitle: Oratorium (Fragment)
Scored for: for soli, mixed choir and orchestra
Composer: Arnold Schönberg
Edited by: Rudolf Stephan
Text Author: Arnold Schönberg
Original Language: Deutsch
Choir: SMezzoSATBarB (12-stimmig)
Instrumentation: 4 4 5 4 - 4 3 3 1 - timp, hp, cel, pno, str; 2 fernorch; 2 heightened orchestra
Instrumentation details: piccolo; 1st flute; 2nd flute; 3rd flute; 1st oboe; 2nd oboe; 3rd oboe; cor anglais; clarinet in Eb; 1st clarinet in Bb(+cl(A)); 2nd clarinet in Bb; 3rd clarinet in Bb(+cl(A)); bass clarinet in Bb; 1st bassoon; 2nd bassoon; 3rd bassoon; contra bassoon; 1st horn in F; 2nd horn in F; 3rd horn in F; 4th horn in F; 1st trumpet in Bb; 2nd trumpet in Bb; 3rd trumpet in Bb; 1st trombone; 2nd trombone; 3rd trombone; tuba; timpani + percussion (triangle, cymbal, tam-tam, bass drum); harp; celesta; piano; violin I; violin II; viola; violoncello; contrabass; off-stage ensemble 1: violins; harmonium; 1st horn in F; 2nd horn in F; 1st trumpet in Bb; 2nd trumpet in Bb; 3rd trumpet in Bb; off-stage ensemble 2: violins; 1st horn in F; 2nd horn in F; 1st trombone; 2nd trombone; harmonium; musicians on gallry 1: harmonium; violins; musicians on gallry 2: violins; 1st oboe; 2nd oboe; 3rd oboe; cor anglais; clarinet; bass clarinet; 1st trumpet in Bb; 2nd trumpet in Bb; 3rd trumpet in Bb; celesta; harp; harmonium
Remarks: Nach den Angaben des Komponisten für Aufführungszwecke eingerichtet von Winfried Zillig (1959/1961)
Duration (min): 44
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Work Introduction

Arnold Schönberg described Jacob’s Ladder as an oratorio. The dramatic qualities of this work for soloists, choirs and orchestra, which was left as a fragment, make the composition suitable for staging – as it is now and again. Schönberg himself took on the role of librettist, using the [...]

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